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Silk & Como

The Lombard Looms

mid-17th century, Como

In the workshops above Lake Como, a family of silk masters learns that credit travels faster than thread.

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← Earlier · 1626

Pelt and Pit: The First Cargo

Later · 1780 →

The Legal Quays

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